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Re: HELP Need some basic info on Netherlands
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lugnet.loc.nl
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lugnet.loc.pt
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Thu, 20 Sep 2001 21:37:11 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.nl, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.loc.nl, Pedro Silva writes:
> > Please pardon my intromission, but I must refer that all prices in the
> > Netherlands (and most EU countries as well) will be in Euro (EUR, €) from
> > January 1st, 2002. This isn't really a very important information (pricing
> > will be the same, but on a different currency; NGL will cease to exist in
> > the early months of 2002).
> > I only posted this 'cause LFB mentioned the housing price in NGL... so if
> > you move there, don't find it awkard to see *different* values (heck, 300
> > million people will have to do the same! :-)
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> Well, that's true. The Euro-pegged currencies will be no longer
> valid after 28 Feb 2002. But you can't get any Euro notes before
> 1 Jan 2001. This ought to be interesting, and chaotic...
Oh, yeah!
But I still believe it is a change for the better! The only catch is the GBP
not joining... now we will see who was right, the BoE or the rest of the EU...
> > BTW, is Petrol in the Netherlands *cheaper* than in US? Really?? I always
> > thought that in Continental Europe fuel was very expensive compared to the
> > States...
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> No, no--I said half *again* that in the US. 150%. That's an
> idiom thing.
Oh. Every day is a learning day. Thank you very much for the lesson!
;-)
Pedro
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| Pedro Silva <el_gordo@netc.pt> wrote in message news:GJzDDz.49E@lugnet.com... (...) always (...) the (...) From my holidays, when I traveled through 7 countries, I believe petrol is nowhere more expensive than in Holland.... Duq (25 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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| (...) Well, that's true. The Euro-pegged currencies will be no longer valid after 28 Feb 2002. But you can't get any Euro notes before 1 Jan 2001. This ought to be interesting, and chaotic... (...) No, no--I said half *again* that in the US. 150%. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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